Where does “muralha” come from?
muralha (Portuguese) comes from Italian muraglia, from Late Latin muralia, from Latin muralis, from Latin mūrus, from Old Latin moerus, from Proto-Indo-European mēy- — soft, tender, dear.
muralha (Portuguese): wall structure built for defence surrounding or separating an area
Definitions
- wall structure built for defence surrounding or separating an area
Ancestry of “muralha”, step by step
muralha traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Italian muraglia
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | muraglia | wall, especially a high one; wall |
| 2 | Late Latin | muralia | nominative neuter plural of mūrālis; accusative... |
| 3 | Latin | muralis | wall |
| 4 | Latin | mūrus | wall, city wall(s), (usually of a city, as opposed to pariēs) |
| 5 | Old Latin | moerus | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | mēy- | soft, tender, dear |
via Latin muralia
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | muralia | nominative neuter plural of mūrālis; accusative... |